Data Encryption: Keeping Information Safe

What is the primary purpose of data encryption?

• To make data unreadable to unauthorized users

• To increase data size

• To delete data

• To share data easily.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of data encryption?

• A) Data security

• B) Data integrity

• C) Data loss

• D) Data confidentiality

Which of the following is NOT an example of 'Data at Rest'?

• A) Files on computers

• B) Data on hard drives

• C) Emails

• D) Data on storage media.

What is required to decrypt the data in the encryption process?

• Any key

• The correct key

• No key

• A password

Which of the following is NOT a common encryption algorithm?

• Blowfish

• RSA

• AES

• HTML

Which statement is true about security certificates?

• They are used for data storage

• They are used in secure web connections

• They are used for password management

• They are used for file encryption.

In what year was the DES developed?

• 1975

• 1977

• 1980

• 1985

Fill in the blank: HTTPS is used to protect ______ information during online transactions.

• sensitive

• public

• irrelevant

• outdated

Which encryption standard is currently recommended for Wi-Fi security?

• WEP

• WPA

• WPA2

• AES

Fill in the blank: Changing the default SSID helps in securing a wireless network by making it less ________.

• A) visible

• B) attractive

• C) vulnerable

• D) expensive